This episode originally broadcast on March 26, the original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2026/03/binary-system-podcast-499-pluribus-episode-3/

On this week’s Pluribus recap, episode three starts with Carol stuck in the memory of one more time when she didn’t try harder to make Helen happy. (For the record, Carol, we get it, we don’t like being cold either, but OH MY GOD that ice hotel looks SO COOL.) (Pun not intended.)

From there, we get to see all the ways the Hive Mind tries to cheer Carol up and it never stops being wonderfully creepy. They’ll give her anything she wants. Literally. Well, except for Helen, or promising not to turn her into a Hive Mind Worker Bee. Otherwise, the sky’s the limit.

After that we touch on the passing of Sam Keith, the creator of the Maxx, and we reminisce about Liquid Television and how we wish we could watch some of it without the weird editing choices YES, Paramount, we’re looking at YOU.

This episode’s outro is a clip from Burnt Circuit by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio.

Don’t forget to check out Hugh’s photo galleries from MegaCon!

It can be really easy to slip into doom and despair at the state of the world right now, but there are things you can do to help. The situation in Minnesota isn’t in the news as much but they’re still suffering, check out Stand With Minnesota for links to fundraisers and other ways you can show your support. If we haven’t made it abundantly clear where we stand on this, FUCK ICE.

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